Re: [DML] Wheel Changes

["Bruce Benson" <delornut@xxxx>]

 The part sheets only show the wheels changing colors at vin 1884 but there
are definitely three different wheels. The early ones were a dark gray and
the later ones changed to a light silver color but somewhere along the way
the design of the wheel changed as well. The difference is at the center hub
area. Later ones were beefed up there and the spokes don't protrude as far
above the hub because, apparently, the hub has more material there. As far
as I know the manufacture of the wheels was always Kent Alloys so I have to
conclude there was a design change for some reason. It's quite subtle but if
you look closely at a number of cars you will find the differences. If you
look at some cars, mine for example, you find there are both styles of
wheels on the car. I had a wheel changed years ago at a shop and as I said,
the difference is very subtle. Dave Swingle was kind enough to point the
difference out to me and it's been bugging me ever since.

Bruce Benson


> I had no idea that they actually slightly modified the >wheel design along
the way! Roughly when did this >change occur? All I knew was that the very
early ?>DeLoreans had dark grey wheels, and anything after >VIN 1900 or so
had silver wheels.> Louie Golden
> VIN 5252 Charlotte, NC